Posts by Forza-Novara

I'm talking about club coaches, so real coaches not people who carry books to the players in summer. And I confirm: Bernardi hands down top 3 in the world WOMEN ( or in competes with Gaspari for the 3place if u prefer.... Bregoli is not at their level RN). I'd like to see those you consider better than Bernardi (????) do what he did in 3 years at Novara, IN THE SITUATION we were in......

However Fired by the players? That's true!!!. But u know, we're talking about women's volleyball, and not top-top level athletes.... or Better called they : SOFT athletes ......And for me, that's enough..... For example I've seen multiple times both Lavarini and Bernardi's training sessions, .. I always choose the latter over playing buddy to the players.

Thanks .OK. So, someone explain me why, without injuries, shes not in NT. I was stuck with Russia Federation words, which said that the athletes would be called up to the national team but also respecting the preparations of the various clubs....and if I'm not mistaken Fedorovtseva was initially called up too but disappeared after the announcement of the two friendlies...And there, in the Fedorovtseva IG posts explanation, she'Say shes currently training in preparation for the next club season. So, someone, please, explain....

At this point I think there are two possibilities. 1)the player refused the convocation... It can be ....or 2) the club made a fuss about their preparations or whatever else persiflage etc. So the Russia didnt call her....

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Where will malinov play next season? Probably i would prefer her instead of cambi in Novara

Rumors say in Russia

Last Preparation tournament before the start of the season between last year semifinalist...It has more visibility than other tournaments only because Courmayeur is a partner sponsor of A1 so they organize well and call the last year semifinalist...but it is a preparatory tournament like the others .....Is develop like the previuois season semifinal so Novara vs Imoco and Milano vs Scandicci. Then the final Is made as usual on Who wins...

So Lava did it again????, abandoning a team where he had just signed a contract extension (again to go to Fenerbahce), and I think that( since fate has many ways to express its will), as in the previous case, Bernardi will then arrive to try to dig gold out of the rubble (which finds himself with Bosio again 😯😲and a team that he didn't choose at all .....and ....a Japanese that was a cork high as OH.... OMG!!!!!)...

fate is sometimes really really cruel, but Lollo is a great coach....

So I can't believe that Milan, with Bernardi free, can aspire to take Akbas.... Anyway, Novara was demolished four years ago by the comments of fans and insiders ecc for Lava, who left in May despite the contract extension with Novara.... Now, if it's true that Lava broke his contract with VV in August, I'll have a lot of fun seeing what the "usual " people write about😀😀😀

I don't think Bernardi will leave Italy. He became a grandfather a few years ago (and has always said that spending time with his grandson is a priority for him) and his contract with Novara is still in effect until 2027; he is paid by Novara till 2027. In my opinion, it's more likely that Fenerbahçe will go for Lava and then VV Milano will opt for Bernardi, who would then remain in Italy as a coach.

Even though Bernardi at VVMilano would be a catastrophic eventuality for us Novara fans ( except for Novara's society who would find themselves saving a year of Lollo's heavy contract), as Bernardi is hands down one of the three best coaches in the world (with Guidetti and Santarelli), it would still be very fun to see the public's change of opinion on the Trentinian coach: When he coached at Novara, he was ostracized by everyone in the Italian volley. If by chance he were to return to one of the other big clubs in A1, it would be hilarious to see everyone retract " what they hurled at him" for three years while he was coaching at Novara....

The classic "From zero to Hero"..In Italian volleyball, you know, you just have to move 50km and... poof... everything changes... ahhahahhahah 🤡

talking about Fedorovtseva here's nothing strange about it. Fenerbahce certainly didn't give the player the permission to go and play friendlies/ play useless game with the risk of injury.. Great choice.. I can understand if we talk about the regular national team season and in that case you always give permission .....But they're right not to give permission for useless friendlies.... Something "we" also should have done in Novara with Tolok.

nobody ,whos on the market RN , is even close to the replacement that was needed.

I would have preferred someone who already knew at least the A1..... but this is it, and this "we" take..

Yes Igiede Is still injured and have a contract with LOVB Houston for the 26/27

Luzia will go to Minas.... Fitisova Will go in Korabelka...at this point it's better to keep the money and, if Is possibile , try to extend +1 with Kudiess

Its what it Is. Having to return to the market "in the summer" is not the best.... We all know

It's clear that Velasco isnt a coach but something else (motivator, philosopher, psychologist) just by looking at the timeouts he takes. From "the ball must not fall" repeated 7 times against the USA, to the shocking one in the TB vs Brazil the other day: "you all feel pressure ecc i cant do anything of u feel pressure eccecc it's not like every ball that arrives we have to attack like *whaa *whaa *whaa "- making noises. If Is this the level. Even I can train Italy NT

But let's let these shameful timeouts pass. The serious issue is that in two years there has been no evolution in the game system.

indeed, also due to the absence of Moki who was the cornerstone on which everything was built, it can be said that at a game level we are even "slowly regressing" compared to the beginning of the "guru's management" in 2024

For me, however, not winning could have positive consequences for us compared to the ECH. If we had always won, we would have arrived too confident and with full bellies. Congratulations to the VNL finalists. For me, the tournament is more difficult than the ECH, so I'm not one of those who thinks the VNL doesn't matter. We'll see how it ends in September.

Maybe our federation will wake up, sooner or later ,and decide to organize something important (means a final stage ,and not qualifying groups or quarterfinals like Euro23) for the women's team a little more often, and not just the men's team.

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Italy's lack of depth at outside hitter has finally started to take its toll.

It's true, and there's no need for us to say it. That OH that's the role where we're worst off. We know or its better Say : EVERYBODY in the world KNOW

SO For me the problem traslate in a lack of alternative attack solution to Velasco's " ball in 2 and pedal" system....or scolastic 2-4 2-4 2-4..... No pipe, no fast, no 7 no Gamma ..nothing.. I know thatis not a news.. its 2year that we play that way

.at a certain point the opposing block defense understand the italy's game

Sorry I dont get it ...Were from Spike serve .So doesnt count?

Second set. 4 aces in a row for China...OMG

May PRC stand as PEOPLE's or POPULAR REPUBLIC OF CHINA? Only Chinese friends can help solve the mystery..... however i think Egonu retires not before LA28

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Italy was literally the best trained/coached team last 2 years, wtf are you even talking about lmao

Bro probably you're not Italian and u don't understand the T.O but just listen to the T.O. and the technical instructions Velasco give are of such a low level that I swear I can go, even I'm a dog, and nothing changes, anzi, trust me, I won't come out with crazy stuff like Meli MB in front of Luzia, a 20-25cm mismatch like in the second set... We're all the best coach at "talking philosofy" and playing at "pass the ball to the OPP" and pedal , with a roster with 2 of the top 5 in the world at that position.... But when the "system" don't work like today..., that's when the " donkey " fall...

We are clearly stronger than everyone else( especcially than a Brazil without Gabi e Julia K), but we are simply a poorly trained team. All other considerations are useless. A POORLY TRAINED TEAM. PERIOD. Thats the harsh truth

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Brazil without Gabi, Italy without Egonu as a starter, Turkiye without Ebrar and Eda - this is really a catastrophe for the USA to not advance even to the semifinals.

Sorry but what do injuries (or absences) have to do with Egonu not being a starter? It's not an injury, but a technical decision, and given Antropova's current condition, it's the first "right" choice( true choice not about which player call up to the bench) Velasco has made in three seasons... RN u cant put Kate out of the court. Only Egonu-Orro the "Diagonal of the Heart" fanboys could criticize this choice. And allow me a joke, I don't think even Marzari would do it. They'll probably be very happy at VV that Paola didnt play.

I really dont understand what anyone is so surprise about ........Japan isnt never Will be/be A true, real , Contender. Never. EVER .

Today we Just have only another proof of it.... vs an "Half" Brazil....

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I guess the bigger problem for them is how to replace Julia K, right? She was their biggest investment this season as I understand.

There is nothing even remotely close to Kudiess on the market, so conceptually it's not even a problem, as every problem ,by definition ,has a solution!!!! and here there is no solution to solve it.....and as it is something that has no solution because you can't replace it, as whoever you take, is not at her level!!!!! So replace Kudiess isnt a problem. Its a drama.......especially when the market is practically closed

Having said that: 1) this season Squarcini needs to make a definitive leap in quality in everything :blocking ,serve ,but especcially in attack with fast/slide ,and get to "double figures" on average in attack + 1/2 block per games. We need an average "dozen" point from Squarcini.every game. I know it may seem almost ridiculous, but I believe that with more minutes on the court, this performance can be overall achieved. In attack those are last season Manfredini's numbers in Bergamo.....

2) if it were up to me I would go for signin BB, Bozana Butigan (even if she doesn't have the fast/slide ....and the story of having Kudiess was also useful because with Grobelna/Weske as OPP, the "fast " is a move that is needed...cause the only good thing about Weske is that she really touches a lot on blocks...) I have no news of she(BB) signing with anyone. SHe knows the A1 and after VV Milano's middle blockers, Danesi (189) and Kurtagic (176), and Antropova (144), she is the player who has made the most blocks (136) in the last 2 years. this is what I would do. are you losing out signin BB? Yes . and you'd still lose. Period. Is there anyone better available? If we don't want to think about Chirichella's return to Novara (she's also dealing with an ACL injury), I see it as difficult.

replace Kudiess.... There's no way to do it.... We lose at blocking and we lose at slide,we lose at everything . but you can try to replace her "average" performance, if Squarcini improves and you sign Butigan, who confirms herself as one of the best blockers as she has been in the last 2 season(especcially the last one in Vallefoglia).... This is what I think needs to be done. I would Try to split, in two players, the "average" performance of Kudiess...thiss the only thing we can do ,and anyway, honestly, could we have defeated an "healty" Imoco 3 out of 5 in a possible scudetto's final? Even with Kudiess I don't think we would have made it.... with the rest, both in A1 and in CL (at least until the CL's PO before quarterfinals) we'll see how we get there,how the opponents get there, and we'll fight it anyway.

Is Tolok's choice to play in 4.

And the coach is there.

Dont worry